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For the Art Museum area favorite's Christmas party this year, owner Jim Kirk is hosting a donation drive for Cradles to Crayons, a nonprofit that helps the more than 300,000 Philadelphia children living below the poverty line. Bring a piece of clothing, socks, diapers, bibs, toys or school supplies and you'll get $1 off all 16 holiday beers on tap. Santa will be in attendance for all those elf pics you don't want to snap when the kids are around.

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Work once meant dealing drugs and stealing cars for Shawn Lawler. These days it means recovery and evangelization as Lawler, 48, has become the guy people call when friends and family are in trouble. Nearly 10 years into his recovery, Lawler hosts “Jesus Christ Block Parties” every summer, combining messages of faith and attempts to get others into treatment. This is his story.

The first-ever flushable pregnancy test is about to hit the market, and a Philly company is behind it. Lia Diagnostics was founded in 2015 as part of a University of Pennsylvania student's Master's project, and the test is a win for women and the environment. Because the test is flushable, women won't have to use it in secret or find ways to hide it. And the biodegradable materials mean the test won't end up in a landfill. Here's when you can expect to buy one and what it'll cost.